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Acclaimed novel 'Hamnet' comes to the big screen

Director Chloé Zhao with actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley with on the set of their film "Hamnet." (Courtesy of Agata Grzybowska/© 2025 Focus Features LLC)
Courtesy of Agata Grzybowska/© 2025 Focus Features LLC
Director Chloé Zhao with actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley with on the set of their film "Hamnet." (Courtesy of Agata Grzybowska/© 2025 Focus Features LLC)

Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel “Hamnet,” about the family life of William Shakespeare and the creation of his play “Hamlet,” is now a film.

Host Robin Young speaks with director Chloe Zhao, who wrote the screenplay with Maggie O’Farrell, and Jessie Buckley who stars as Shakespeare’s wife Agnes.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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